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Walthamstow 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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"The following defects were found among those in the above table who did not require glasses:—

DefectsBoysGirls
Alternating Squint re operation32
Headaches and debility517
Blepharitis1
Ptosis1
Injury11
Corneal smear12
Macular Choroiditis1
Rotatory nystagmus1
Blocked duct1
Cataract1
Diplopia1

"Below is a table showing the types of squint found during 1933:—

SquintBoysGirls
ConvergentR14
L1420
DivergentR1
L
OccasionalR1-
L17
Alternating66

(e) Nose and Throat Defects.— Your Authority's Scheme for
the treatment of these defects were detailed in last year's Report
and remain unaltered. Following a survey of the School Medical
Service, Dr. Ralph Williams, of the Board of Education, commented
on the arrangements made for tonsil operations at the
Dispensary and subsequently the Board intimated that the agreement
should be cancelled and that all patients should be treated
at the Connaught Hospital under in-patient conditions.
Negotiations are now proceeding with regard to the matter
generally.
Your Authority sanctioned the provision of an ambulance to
take children to their homes after all operations at the Dispensary.

The following table shows the number of cases treated:—

YearAt DispensaryAt Connaught HospitalAt Isolation HospitalPrivatelyTotal
1933604564115
1932784947136